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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 2015 was a huge year for green energy, where over 60% of added capacity came from renewable sources. New capacity from nuclear, coal and oil will continue to decline. Looks like our green energy future may be closer than we think. It was quite a year for renewable energy. 2015 set the record for new […]
Equities and the Economy U.S. stocks stabilized yesterday, i.e. stopped falling, in a day of choppy trading. The Dow closed down 13 points at 16,014, the S&P 500 was off a single digit to 1,852 and the Nasdaq fell 15 points to 4,269. We needed this after two days of material weakness. With the lack […]
According to EIA, the average commercial customer received over $600 for participating, while industrial customers received over $9,000 just for reducing their energy usage during times of peak demand. If your firm has the ability to reduce load during times of peak demand, such as mid-afternoon on weekdays, enrolling in a DR program can greatly […]
Equities and the Economy Unfortunately Super Bowl Monday began where Super Bowl Friday ended with another wave of selling sending U.S. equities markedly lower. The Dow fell 178 points, 1.1%, to 16,027, the S&P 500 sank 27, 1.4%, to 1,853 and the Nasdaq ended down 79, 1.8%, at 4,284. And it could have been worse. […]
Equities and the Economy First of all, I want to congratulate all of you who are reading this at work. Over 1.5 million workers call in sick today, the day after Super Bowl, and millions are late. Maybe it has something to do with the 325 million gallons of beer drank yesterday! I’m sure a […]
Equities and the Economy U.S. equities continue to climb the wall of worry posting a second consecutive day of gains with the Dow closing up 80 points, 0.49%, at 16,417, the S&P 500 up 2 to 1,915 and the Nasdaq up 6 to 4,510. All rose in the face of marginally declining oil prices. I […]
Equities and the Economy Yesterday, the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at 16,337, 1,913 and 4,504, respectively. Let’s see how this compares to last Friday’s closes which is when we had our last Blog data. Last Friday the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at 16,466, 1,940 and 4,614, respectively. So we’ve little ground […]
Equities and the Economy In Friday’s Blog I stated that it looked like U.S. stocks on Thursday were gaining traction. Well on Friday they were like John Force at Lucas Oil Raceway screaming down the track at top speed and crossing the finishing line on their highs of the day. The Dow went ballistic closing […]
Equities and the Economy Just like the tires of your car for you in the northeast gaining traction with the ice melting, the U.S. equities market just might be gaining some traction. Yesterday the Dow rose a nice 126 points, 0.79%, to 16,070, the S&P 500 added 10, 0.53%, ending at 1,893 and the Nasdaq […]
Equities and the Economy The big news affecting the market yesterday was what the FOMC would say in its post meeting communique at 2:00 PM EST. As a matter of background, the message the Fed was sending in December 2015 was there would be multiple (4?) interest rate increases in 2016. Then oil prices and […]
